Etymology

advention

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Today it means: An external addition. Full definition →

Medieval Latin advention ← Latin adveniō
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  1. Latin · derived fromadveniō“to arrive”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromadvention“addition”
  3. English todayadvention

From Medieval Latin advention (“addition”), ultimately from Latin adveniō (“to arrive”).

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